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2 Sheets-Sheet 1. R M SANFORD STOCK WATER G DEVICE. I

- Patented Oet..2,v1894.

(No Model.)

053 Sanford,

1 UNITED STATES ROSS M. SANFORD,

PATENT. ()FFICE.

on HOBART, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR/OF ONE-HALF To THOMAS RICH, or SAME PLACE.

STOCK WATE RING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters I atent No. 526,911, dated October2, .1894.

Application filed March a, 1894.

To all whom it may concern:

13c it known that I, Ross M. SANFORD, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Hobart, Delaware county, State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Stock Watering Devices;and my preferred manner of carrying out the invention is set forth inthefollowing full, clear, and and exact description, terminating withclaims particularly specifying the nove ty. 1

This invention relates to the care of live stock, and more especially todevices intended to supply water to horses, cows, or other stock whilehoused in a suitable building; and

the object of the same is to effect certainimprovements in a device ofthis character.

To this end the invention consists in the specific construction of thefloat valve, the

drinking cups, arid the connection of the.

drinking cups with the feed pipe, and in other detailsallas hereinaftermore fully described, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings,wherein Figure 1 is an elevation showing the general arrangement of thevarious parts ofthis watering device. Fig. 2 is an enlarged verticalsection of the inlet valve and the float valve. section through one ofthe cups and across the feed pipe. Fig. 4 is a perspective detailshowing the bottom of the cup, the packing,

a section of the feed pipe, and the locking 3 clamp and bolt, allslightly separated. Fig. 5 is a perspective detail on a considerablyenlarged scale showing the curbing within the cup and the strainertherefor.

Referring to the said drawings, the numeral 1 designatesatank of anysuitable construction and adapted to be kept nearly full of water by anymeans, as from a spring, an Artesian well,.or a pump driven by a windmill or other suitable power. The tank is of a proper size andconstruction according to the number of drinking cups employed, andthrough its bottom is passed an outlet pipe 2 whereon within the tank isscrewed a strainer 3, globe-shaped, with a hole 4 through itstop.

5 is an L-shaped piece of pipe whose horizontal arm 6 is adapted to reston the edge of Fig. 3 is an enlarged central vertical Serial No.502,223. (No model.)

the tank or upon "a suitable support, and" whose vertical arm passesthrough the hole 4 and carries a rubber plug 7 which may be a shortpiece of thick hose fastened securely around the pipe 5 near its lowerend within the strainer 3. The location of this plug is such thatwhenthe horizontal arm 6 rests on the edge ofthe tank as seen in Fig. 2,the outlet pipe 2 is open, but when this arm 6 is turned and droppeddown into the tank the plug falls-into the upper end of the pipe 2 andprevents the further egress of water although air is still admitted downthe pipe 5. 1 Below the tank an elbow 10 is connected with the outletpipe 2 which is thence con- Itinued into a horizontal pipe 11, and atthe outer end thelatter is bent downward as at 12 and provided at itslower end with a downwardly flaring valve seat 13.

14 is an air-tight float which carries at its upper side a conicalvalve'15 adapted to close against the seat 13, and 16 is a set screwtaking through the top of the horizontal pipe 11 at a point to impingeupon the apex of the conical valve 15.

20 is a' casing, preferably made in two members with flanges 21 boltedtogether at the sides of the casing and having packing 22 between, andthe upper end of this casing 'is screwed as at 23 around the lower endof the dovvnturned portion 12 of the horizontal pipe 11.

' To the bottom of the casing is connected a pipe 24 which extends firstdownward, then turns in an elbow 25, and then forms the ap proximatelyhorizontal feed pipe 26 described below.

r In the top of the casing at one side of the connection 23 is asuitable air vent 27 by which air is admitted to prevent the float fromsticking in the casing undesirably.

Without an air vent this float will not at all times drop when the wateris drawn from under it. It seems that'compressed air in the casing holdsthe float up and'checks all water from flowing in,but with the air ventit works very nicely. The reason that this air vent is extended upwardwith" a small piece of pipe is that when the set screw is holding thevalve well open the water has a tendency to rise in the casing. From thebottom of said float depends a wire 17 which at its lower end is turnedinto an eye or ring 18 sliding loosely and vertically within the pipe 24so as to properly guide the float in its movements and cause the valve15 to pass always into the seat 13 when it rises. .In the bottom of saidcasing I form two or three small studs or supports 29, the object ofwhich is to prevent the float from being sucked down and closing theoutlet, which on some occasions it will do, and these studs rise so highthat theyprevent the tip of the valve from falling out of the valve seat13.

The feed pipe 26 is led along within a stable, barn, shed, or othersuitable housing for stock at a slight distance above the floor; and atits farther end a piece of hose 30 is attached thereto as shown in Fig.1.

31 is a wire linked around the hose and having an eye 32 at its topwhich is adapted to be hooked over one of a vertical series of nails,pegs, or hooks 33 driven into a suitable support. The farther end, 34,of the hose 30 hangs over a waste pipe, trough, barrel, or drain.

The numeral40 is applied to each of my improved drinking cups, and thesame is of practically the shape shown and of asize to permit the readyentrance of the nose of a horse or cow. It is preferably made of castingwith ears 41 at one side and at its top, one of which may be fastened toan upright 42 in the stable, and this upright may be a stanchionadjacent to the feed trough for the stock. Another upright 43 may standadjacent, which can be pivoted as at 44 at its lower end and adapted tobe engaged at its upper end by a catch 45 so that the head of the animalcan be locked between the two uprights and adjacent to the feedtroughand drinking cup as is well known in the art and forms no part ofthe present invention. All these uprights may be omitted or may be ofany suitable construction. The other ear 41 is fastened to anothersuitable support 49 as shown in dotted lines at the right of Fig. 1.

At the bottom of each cup is a deep groove 50 of a size and shape to fitover the feedpipe 26 with an interposed packing '51 of leather or othersuitable material. At one side of said groove is a pair of ears 52adapted to be removably engaged by a T-head 53 at one extremity of acurved clamp 54 whose body is of a shape to pass under the feed pipe andwhose other end has a hole 55 for the reception of a bolt 56 whichpasses down through a suitable hole 57 in the bottom of the drinking cupand has a washer or other suitable packing 58 under its head within thecup so as to prevent the leakage of water through the bolt hole.

To remove a cup from the feed pipe as for repair, the nut is taken 0d ofthe bolt, when the clamp 54 can be turned around its T-head 53 away fromunder the feed pipe 26 and the head can be disengaged from the cars 52.The screws or bolts which take through the lips at the top of the cupinto the supports, are then withdrawn, and a new cupcan be readilyapplied as will be clear.

In the feed pipe 26 at a proper point is an opening 60 (which may beseveral small holes). In the packing 51 is another opening 61registering with that in the feed pipe, and through the bottom of thecup 40 within the groove 50 is an opening 62 preferably rectangular inshape and surrounded on the interior of the cup by an upright curbing 63having preferably a single notch 64 through one side which extends intothe curbing down to the line of .the interior bottom of the cup. Thehole through the curbing and through the bottom of the cup tapers fromthe upper end of the curbing downward, and within this hole is seated astrainer 65 which may be of cast iron and provided with notches 66 inits edges. By this construction it will be seen that the sediment withinthe cup is prevented by the curbing from flowing out this hole, and allexit is strained by the strainer; but when the water is very low withinthe cup it can flow out of the notch 64 in the curbing. At the sametime, if the outlet becomes clogged, the strainer 65 can be removed soas to open a hole of considerable size,but it is usually wedged in thistapering hole in such a manner that it will be rather tighttherein.

All parts of this device are of the desired sizes, shapes, andmaterials, and considerable change in the specific details ofconstruction may be made without departing from the principle of myinvention.

Water is maintained in the supply tank 1 at a suitable level by anyproper means, and may be prevented from rising above that level by anoverflow 196 The angle pipe 5 being raised as show "i1 in Fig. 2 and itshorizontal end 6 hooked over the edge of the tank, water flows throughthe strainer 3, the pipe 2, the elbow 10, the horizontal pipe 11, andstrikes upon the conical valve 15. By the force of the inflow, the valveis unseated and the water pouring on top of the float 14 further holdsthe valve open, while both float and valve are guided by the link or eye18. Water flows down the pipe 24, through the elbow 25, along the feedpipe 26, and up the hose 30; but as the latter is engaged over a properhook 33, before the water will flow out at 34 it will rise in the cupsto the level of said hook. Passing through the hole 60in the feed pipe,through the hole 61 in the packing 51, and up through the hole in thebottomof the cup, the water rises in the latter to the height indicatedin Fig. 1; and when it.

rhas reached this height in all the cups it flows over the hook 33 andout at 34. At this gime, however, it sets back in the feed pipe 6 andraises the float 14 so as to close the valve 15 against its seat 13,which thus prevents further inflow of water. If itis desired to maintaina constant flow of water as in cold weather when it is liable to freeze,

the hose is engaged with a hook 33 a little lower down which of courseprevents the automatic closing of the valve and causes a constant flowofwater out of the exit 34. When an animal drinks from any cup 40, thewater in the remaining cups and in the easing falls to correspond, andthis opens the valve 15 and permits the further inflow of Water to againfill the cup. When it is desired that the valve 15 shall not close orshall not completely close, the set screw 16 is adjusted, as will beclear. When it is desired that no water shall fiow out of the tank 1,the plug 7 is dropped into the pipe 2to close it, but even then air canenter through the pipe 5 and will permit the complete, emptying of thepipe 10 and casing 20.

What is claimed as new is 1. The combination with asupply pipe having avalve seat, a casing below said seat, and an outlet pipe extendingvertically from the bottom of the casing; of a fioat and valve withinthe casing, and a wire depending from the float and having an eye at itslower end sliding loosely Within said outlet pipe, as and for thepurpose set forth.

2. The combination with asupply pipe having a valve seat at its lowerend, a casing connected with said lower end, and an air vent in the topof the casing at one side of said connection; of an exit pipe for thecasing, and a float and valve within the casing, as and for the purposeset forth.

3. In a stock Watering device, the combination with a substantiallyhorizontal feed pipe having a hole in its upper side; of a drinking cuphaving a groove in its bottom fitting over said pipe, a packing betweenthe bottom of the groove and top of the pipe, a hole through the bottomof the cup and through the packing registering with that in the pipe,and a clamp substantially as described detachably connecting the cupwith the pipe, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a stock watering device, the combination with a substantiallyhorizontal feed pipe havinga hole in its upper side; of a drinking cuphaving a groove in its bottom fitting over said pipe, a packing betweenthe bottom of the groove and top of the pipe, a hole through the bottomof the cup and through thepackin g registering with that in the pipe, apair of ears at one side of the groove, a clamp having a T-head at oneend removably'engaging said ears, and a curved body passing under thepipe, and means for adj ustably connecting the other end of the clampwith the bottom of the cup, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a stock watering device, the combination with a substantiallyhorizontal feed pipe having a hole in its upper side; of a drinking cuphaving a groove in its bottom fitting over said pipe, a hole through thebottom of the cup registering with that in the pipe, a pair of ears atone side of the groove, a clamp having a T-head atone end removablyengaging said ears, and a curved body passing under the pipe, a boltpassing downward through the bottom of the cup and through a hole 1nwasher under the head of the bolt within the cup, as and for the purposeset forth.

6. In a stock watering device, the combinaof. a drinking cup having agroove in its bottom resting on said pipe, means for clamping the cup onthe pipe, registering holes through the pipe and the bottom of the cup,and a curbing within the cup rising from its bottom around the holetherein, as and for the pur- -pose set forth.

7. In a stock watering device, the combinaof a drinking cup having agroove in its bottom resting on said pipe, means for clamping the cup onthe pipe, registering holes through the pipe and the bottom of the cup,a curbing within the cup rising from its bottom around the hole thereinand having a notch at one side extending from the upper edge of the curbto a point even with the bottom of the cup, as and for the purpose setforth.

8. In a stock watering device, the combination with a substantiallyhorizontal feed pipe; of a drinking cuphaving a groove in its bottomresting on said pipe, means for clamping the cup on the pipe, a taperinghole through the bottom of the cup registering with another hole in thepipe, and a metal strainer removably wedged in said tapering hole andhaving notches in its edges, as and for the purpose set forth.

9. In a stock watering device, the combination with a substantiallyhorizontal feed pipe; of a drinking cup having a groove in its bottomresting on said pipe, means for clamping the cup on the pipe, a taperinghole through the bottom of the cup registering with another hole in thepipe, a raised curbing around said hole within the cup, and a metalstrainer removably wedged in the hole and having notches in its edges,as and for the purpose .set forth.

10. In a stock watering device, the combination with a substantiallyhorizontal feed pipe; of a drinking cup having a groove in its bottomresting on said pipe, means for clamping the cup on the pipe, a taperinghole through the bottom of the cup registering with an-. other hole inthe pipe, araised curbing around said hole within the cup and having anotch in one side, and a removable and notched metal strainer wedged insaid hole, as and for the purpose set forth.

scribed my signature on this the 28th day of February, A. D. 1894.

the other end of the clamp, and a Water tight tion with a substantiallyhorizontal feed pipe tion with a substantially horizontal feed pipe;

In-testimony whereof I have hereunto sub: 12 5

